In the past, Zuo Xiang's mansion was very beautiful, but now the people in the government have surrounded Zuo Xiang's mansion, and there are many curious people around. Wei Yuanting and Yuanzhi stood in front of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, and they looked at each other, Wei Yuanting said with a smile, "The Right Prime Minister please?"
Yuanzhi also smiled slightly, and instead of making a "please" gesture, he seemed much more sincere than Wei Yuanting, and said, "It's still General Wei who invites first."
"You're welcome." Wei Yuanting was no longer polite, and stepped into the door of Zuo Xiang's mansion.
Shang Xu sat in the main hall drinking tea leisurely, as if he had not been affected by the raid. The emperor sent these two people to check, the meaning is also obvious, no one can do it, and can only let the soldiers rummage in the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion.
Yuanzhi stepped forward and said politely, "The emperor ordered an inspection, which offends the Left Prime Minister."
"No problem, no problem." Shang Xu waved his hand indifferently, stroked his beard again, and turned to Wei Yuanting, who was standing by the side without saying a word: "I heard that the emperor asked General Wei to recommend someone to the palace to lead the imperial army. Is there a choice?"
"I haven't considered it yet," Wei Yuanting said.
Shang Xu smiled slightly, and then said, "You two, please sit down, and I would trouble you two to search carefully."
The three of them had nothing more to say, and sat and drank tea.
Wei Yuanting was originally a good friend of Shang Xu, but now he failed to bring down Xue Changfeng, but instead made Shang Xu suffer, and he was not happy. But the Yuanzhi next to him is different. In this situation, to say that the one who benefits the most, must be Yuanzhi. Originally, he and Shang Xu were prime ministers in the same dynasty, and their status was not equal to each other. If Shang Xu fell from power, Yuanzhi would be alone.
It didn't take long for soldiers to find valuable evidence, and batches of evidence handed them over to Yuanzhi and Wei Yuanting to see.
The jade pendant presented by Xue Changfeng was indeed the same in Shangxu. In addition, there was a thick stack of letters, which was very conspicuous. Yuanzhi picked out a few letters, looked at them roughly, and said to Shang Xu: "Zuo Prime Minister has always served the country and the people, and he doesn't want to secretly commit such things as treason, but it's really impressive..."
Wei Yuanting only read one and stopped reading it. He glanced at Shang Xu, who was still at ease, as if he was not worried about the fate of these letters after they were handed over to the emperor.
After thinking about it carefully, Wei Yuanting couldn't think of the key. With Shang Xu's prudent words and deeds, even if there is an act of treason, it is impossible to blatantly put the evidence in his mansion, but now Shang Xu's appearance is like a broken jar.
Just as he was thinking, Shang Xu put down the teacup, got off the chair, and said to Yuanzhi, "In that case, please let the Prime Minister take me into custody, and let the emperor decide."
"What does the Minister of Commerce mean... Is this solid evidence true?" Yuanzhi asked.
Shang Xu shook his head and sighed: "If you want to add a crime, there is no excuse."
Wei Yuanting coughed and said, "The emperor only said that he is temporarily banned from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Since we have already found something, then we will leave first, and the Minister of Commerce can rest well."
"Exactly." Yuanzhi smiled and bowed, "Then let's say goodbye first. Come on, send these things to the palace."
"Yes!"
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A trivial matter in the imperial court is a major matter among the people. If people don't care about it, they will naturally not notice it; but if people have a heart, they can hear everything clearly. Just like Wei Lin, he is one of them.
Before Jiang Ye came back, he had already seen these matters of the court a little bit clearly under the guidance of Wei Yuanting. That night in the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, the things he had heard were also given to him.
After Jiang Ye entered the palace, Wei Lin found someone to bribe the palace servants and spend money to let them bring some news.
The Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion was raided, and Wei Lin did not go out specially, waiting at home for Wei Yuanting to come back.
About evening, Wei Yuanting really came back with a tired look on his face, as if these things in the courtroom were more tiring than fighting.
"Dad is back?"
Wei Lin was sitting in the front hall eating snacks. When Wei Yuanting came back, he put all the snacks in his hand into his mouth and ate it whole, and immediately got up to meet him. Wei Yuanting raised his eyes and glanced at him, such an abnormal attitude made him immediately guess that Wei Lin wanted him.
Wei Yuanting ignored Wei Lin and just asked Butler He next to him, "How is the young master?"
"The eldest young master is still cultivating, and the doctor said that it will take some time before he can go to the ground."
Wei Lin continued, "Did the house raid go well today?"
Wei Yuanting snorted impatiently, "What does it have to do with you?"
He was also accustomed to being treated coldly by Wei Yuanting, but his face did not change when he heard this, and he continued, "I heard that the commander of the Imperial Army in the palace is going to be replaced..."
"What does this have to do with you?"
Wei Lin looked at the side, but Steward He was standing, and there were several servants, all waiting for Wei Yuanting's dispatch at any time. He grinned, answered Wei Yuanting's words, and said to Butler He next to him, "I'm sorry, Butler He, go down for a while, I have something to say to my father."
Butler He glanced at Wei Yuanting, who was looking at Wei Lin with some puzzlement.
Although Wei Lin had an indifferent smile on his face, his words were serious, and he had to think about why he was so pretentious. Wei Yuanting could only wave his hand at Butler He, who immediately left the front hall with a few other servants.
In a blink of an eye, the father and son were left in the front hall. Wei Lin said cautiously, "I'm here to discuss the terms with you."
"Conditions?" Wei Yuanting's eyes widened, "Do you know who you are talking to?"
Facing Wei Yuanting's anger, Wei Lin was not surprised. He took a few steps back lightly, then slowly knelt down in front of Wei Yuanting and said, "Why do we need to go around the corner between us father and son?"
"I can say that, but you just don't understand the rules." Wei Yuanting snorted coldly.
"I know, I just don't want to go around in circles." Wei Lin said, "If you promise me this, I will obediently be your son in the Wei family."
"I don't lack your son."
"But Wei Tianqi's trash, not to mention fighting, even has problems with his own life." Wei Lin said bluntly.
Hearing Wei Lin's words, Wei Yuanting couldn't hold back his anger, raised his hand and slapped on the table: "Pride!"
"I'm used to being presumptuous." Wei Lin said, "You don't blame me for fleeing for ten years. I have suffered so much in these ten years because of this 'brother'."
"What do you mean by that?"
"It doesn't matter what it means. If you are curious, you can ask Mrs. Wei from Jiangling, and then ask Wei Tianqi, and you will be clear." Wei Lin continued.
His face was expressionless, and his tone was very indifferent when he said this, as if he was talking about other people's affairs.
Hearing Wei Lin's words, Wei Yuanting couldn't help but ponder, and Wei Lin continued: "In short, I can stay in the Wei family and be the youngest son of General Wei. I only have one request."
"… you say."
"I heard that the commander of the Imperial Guard is going to be replaced by someone from the Wei family, let me go." Wei Lin said straight without any further detours.
Wei Yuanting glanced at him, his eyes full of meaning, but he did not speak.
Wei Lin just knelt on the ground, waiting for Wei Yuanting's reply.
The two were silent for a while before Wei Yuanting said, "Who told you the news?"
"It's not difficult to investigate this matter, as the son of General Wei."
"Then I really underestimate you." Wei Yuanting said coldly.
Wei Lin wants to be the commander of the forbidden army, of course he is happy. If Wei Lin became interested in these now, it would be great for Wei Yuanting.
But this request came out of nowhere, and the suspicion he had developed over the years made Wei Yuanting a little afraid to agree to Wei Lin for a while. The purpose of this could not be fully revealed, he always felt that Wei Lin's words were deceitful.
Thinking of this, Wei Yuanting suddenly felt a sense of desolation. He has been crawling and rolling in the power for so many years, and he has become that even his own son dare not rashly believe it.
"Just tell me what you want to do." After a while, Wei Yuanting said.
Wei Lin thought for a while and said, "Because, because a very important person is in the palace."
As soon as these words came out, Wei Yuanting's mind instantly appeared in the mind of the man who had been entangled with Wei Lin when he was in the Northern Army. He grabbed the teacup and poured all the hot tea on Wei Lin's face. Wei Lin didn't hide, the tea made him unable to open his eyes, he just raised his hand to wipe his face, then looked at Wei Yuanting again, the firmness in his eyes was something Wei Yuanting had never seen before.
"You bastard!" Wei Yuanting lowered his voice.
"If you want to inherit the lineage, Wei Tianqi can give it to you; if you want someone to inherit the Shangzhou army, I can. Isn't that bad?"
"What exactly do you mean?"
"I mean, whether you agree or not, you can't interfere with who I am with in the future. But now there is a chance, you let me enter the palace, and I am a member of the Shangzhou Army."
If you put aside personal emotions, Wei Lin's condition is very tempting to Wei Yuanting. Indeed, as he said, it is enough to have Wei Tianqi in order to inherit the lineage, but with Wei Tianqi's temperament, it is whimsical to want to command the Shangzhou army.
Even out of selfishness, he still wanted him and Fu Yang's children to inherit the foundation he built with his own hands.
From the Wei family who was alone, fighting on the battlefield, to today's famous Xuanguo family, he can clearly see the hardships involved. If no one can inherit Wei Yuanting after a hundred years, then he will not rest his eyes when he dies.
"Don't even think about it." Wei Yuanting said fiercely.
"You've always ignored me before, but this time, I'm here to ask my father, not that General Wei. If I insist on doing this, you won't be able to stop me." Wei Lin said, "I hope Father is complete."
Wei Linyu was threatening, and poured another oil on the nameless anger in Wei Yuanting's heart. Wei Yuanting didn't say more, got up and scolded "Then you can kneel here", and then walked away.
Wei Lin knelt in the front hall for two days.
His body has always been strong, but the two stabs he suffered in the Northern Army made him kneel for two days now, which is really hard. His face was pale and his lips were horribly dry, but he was motionless, like a statue.
If you just kneel, it's not a big deal, but if you don't eat or drink for two days, no one will be able to hold it.
By the morning of the third day, Wei Lin's eyes were blurred and he couldn't see anything. He just insisted on kneeling with perseverance.
In the haze, he seemed to see Jiang also close at hand, and wanted to grin, but he had no strength, and even the slightest movement of his lips, those chapped lips began to hurt.
"Yeah..." With the last bit of strength, Wei Lin only shouted out this sentence vaguely, and then fell forward, completely unconscious.
Wei Yuanting stood in front of him, the moment Wei Lin fell, he squatted down and hugged Wei Lin.
He hadn't hugged his stubborn little son for many years. This feeling is extremely unfamiliar, but with an indescribable complex feeling.